Nagao (clan)

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Nagao Coat of Arms: Triple Tomoe , counterclockwise.

The Nagao ( Japanese 長尾 氏 , Nagao-shi ) were a family of the Japanese sword nobility ( Buke ) in the province of Echigo , which was derived from the Taira .

Genealogy (selection)

The Nagao were vassals of the Uesugi to Terutora for several centuries , adopted by Uesugi Norimasa (上杉 憲政; 1522–1579), who became the head of the Uesugi.

  • Kageharu (景 春), vassal of Uesugi Akisada (上杉 顕 定; 1454–1510), rose against him. Peace was made in 1478 with the result that Kageharu shaved his hair and now called himself Igen . The argument flared up again after Akisada's death.
  • Tamekage (為 景), a vassal (家 来; Kerai) of Uesugi Fusayoshi (上杉 房 能; 1474–1507), dared to address this because of poor administration. Fusayoshi then decided to get rid of him and attacked him in 1500 near Nishihama in Etchu Province . He was beaten and killed in the process. Now many Uesugi vassals rose up against the Uesugi. The next year, Tamekage was attacked again, this time by Akisada, who also lost and died. Usami Sadayuki (宇佐美 定 行; 1489–1564) continued the war to avenge Akisada. It was not until 1538 that peace was made. Tamekage was killed shortly afterwards while fighting the armed monks of the Ikkō branch of Buddhism in Kaga province .
  • Terutora (輝 虎), son of Tamekage, became famous as Uesugi Kenshin .

The Nagao continued to exist, initially receiving an income of 200 koku after 1600 , later of 400 koku.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b See Takahashi: Kamon

literature

  • Takahashi, Ken'ichi: 長尾 家 . In: Kamon - Hatamoto Hachiman koma. Akita Shoten, 1976.
  • Edmond Papinot: Nagao, 長尾 . In: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprint of the 1910 edition. Tuttle, 1972, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .